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sciencedaily.com - AI breakthrough could replace rare earth magnets in electric vehicles
AI breakthrough could replace rare earth magnets in electric vehicles
ScienceDaily

Date: February 19, 2026 Source: Summary: Scientists at the University of New Hampshire have unleashed artificial intelligence to dramatically speed up the hunt for next-generation magnetic materials. By building a massive, searchable database of…

independent.co.uk - Steve Fowler - Used electric cars are safer to buy than second-hand petrol or diesel models
Used electric cars are safer to buy than second-hand petrol or diesel models
The Independent

Electric vehicles have been revealed as the safest used car buys, with far fewer faults found by a leading car inspection firm. Analysis on 240,000 pre-purchase vehicle inspections from ClickMechanic shows that a “poor” rating was…

abc7news.com - A look at electric vehicle charging options for home and on the road
A look at electric vehicle charging options for home and on the road
ABC7 San Francisco

Wednesday, February 18, 2026 6:42PM The future of electric vehicles (EVs) that engineers, research and development, and other visionaries thought of years ago is finally here. In fact, it's been here for quite some time. However, the advancements…

nytimes.com - Aaron Krolik - Stock Slide and Slow Sales: What's Happening in China's E.V. Market?
Stock Slide and Slow Sales: What's Happening in China's E.V. Market?
The New York Times

By almost every metric, the Chinese carmaker BYD looks unstoppable. After a decade of struggling to establish itself in the automobile industry, BYD has surpassed Tesla to become the world's largest electric vehicle manufacturer. The company's…

marketbeat.com - Promising Electric Vehicle Stocks To Follow Now - February 18th
Promising Electric Vehicle Stocks To Follow Now - February 18th
MarketBeat

Tesla's Rally Setup Is Here—But Valuation Makes It Fragile Tesla, Rivian Automotive, QuantumScape, NIO, and BorgWarner are the five Electric Vehicle stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Electric vehicle (EV)…

scmp.com - Lucy Quaggin - Has Trump ceded EV market to China with latest string of policy shifts?
Has Trump ceded EV market to China with latest string of policy shifts?
South China Morning Post

US President Donald Trump's administration announced on Wednesday that it would rescind a rule rewarding electric vehicle production – eliminating the so-called “fuel content factor” – the latest in a series of actions…

nytimes.com - Jack Ewing - Uber Taking Steps to Expand Number of EV Chargers Near Its Drivers
Uber Taking Steps to Expand Number of EV Chargers Near Its Drivers
The New York Times

Uber said on Wednesday that it would offer incentives to other companies to install electric vehicle chargers in the United States and Europe, a potential boost for a part of the car market that has been hurt by recent U.S. policy changes. The…

dailymail.co.uk - Freda Lewis-Stempel - Report reveals average battery health of used EVs in Britain
Report reveals average battery health of used EVs in Britain
Mail Online

Drivers need not worry about electric vehicle batteries becoming redundant after just a few years as a new report says they are likely to exceed the lifespan of the vehicle itself. The UK's largest used-EV battery study claims they are performing…

bloomberg.com - Akshat Rathi - Ethiopia's Fossil Fuel Car Ban Is a Vision of the Future
Ethiopia's Fossil Fuel Car Ban Is a Vision of the Future
Bloomberg

In 2024, Ethiopia did something revolutionary. It banned the import of fossil fuel cars and cut tariffs on electric vehicles. This week on Zero, Akshat Rathi talks with producer Oscar Boyd and Ethiopia-based EV entrepreneur Yuma Sasaki about the EV…

theguardian.com - Guardian staff reporter - Tesla avoids California sales ban by removing 'autopilot' from marketing
Tesla avoids California sales ban by removing 'autopilot' from marketing
The Guardian

State regulators walk back suspension threat and say Tesla has stopped misleading drivers about the safety of its cars Tesla will avoid a 30-day suspension of its dealer and manufacturer licenses in California, its biggest market, after the US…

businessinsider.com - Tom Carter - The EV winter is going global. Here's why it's hitting Tesla hard.
The EV winter is going global. Here's why it's hitting Tesla hard.
Business Insider

The EV winter is going global — and even Tesla isn't immune. Electric vehicle sales across the auto industry fell 3% worldwide in January compared to the same period last year, according to data from Benchmark Intelligence published Friday…

theguardian.com - Kate Connolly - Plug-in hybrids use three times more fuel than manufacturers claim, analysis finds
Plug-in hybrids use three times more fuel than manufacturers claim, analysis finds
The Guardian

Plug-in hybrid electric cars (PHEVs) use much more fuel on the road than officially stated by their manufacturers, a large-scale analysis of about a million vehicles of this type has shown. The Fraunhofer Institute carried out what is thought to be…

fool.com - Ben Gran - Is Rivian Stock a Buy in 2026?​
Is Rivian Stock a Buy in 2026?​
The Motley Fool

The past few years have been difficult for Rivian Automotive (RIVN +2.13%) investors. The American electric vehicle company's stock is down 10% year to date, and down 86% since its initial public offering in November 2021. Investors have been…

japantimes.co.jp - Leonardo Lara - Nissan Americas head embraces threat from Chinese car brands
Nissan Americas head embraces threat from Chinese car brands
The Japan Times

Nissan Motor welcomes Chinese automakers' push into Latin America and other countries, according to the company's top executive in the region, who says the competition will only make the industry stronger and benefit the car-buying public.

ttnews.com - Kara Carlson - California Won't Suspend Tesla Sales Over Autopilot Marketing - TT
California Won't Suspend Tesla Sales Over Autopilot Marketing - TT
Transport Topics

Tesla Inc. will be allowed to continue selling electric vehicles in California uninterrupted after the company revised what the state had called misleading marketing of driver-assistance technology. The automaker has taken “corrective…

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